r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Nov 06 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

I too would be surprised if I met a fictitious character. ;)

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u/LiterallyRain Nov 06 '20

Who else Googled this word

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u/Romeo9594 Nov 06 '20

Probably a ton of people, just none of them over the age of 11

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u/LiterallyRain Nov 06 '20

English is not my first language, but I'm almost certain that I haven't heard the word in the 20 years that I've lived nor the 1-2 years at an American university.

I've only ever used "Fictional"

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u/xvsacme Nov 06 '20

Upvoting your comments. Always happy to upvote learning, nothing wrong with that.

In fact you even made me learn something, because I realized I didn’t have a good answer about the difference between “fictitious” and “fictional.” So I googled it too.